20/06/2017 EastEnders

Steven?

My baby?

She wouldn't.

Er...

You're lying.

-No!

-Yeah, yeah. You...

You're just... You're lying about the whole thing.

Why would I do that?

I went with her!

Last week, you were suspicious that she was ill, remember?

You asked where she had been. Well, that's where she had been.

I went with her to the clinic.

You covered for her?

I'm sorry.

So why tell me now?

Because I feel for you.

The way that you talk about Ian and Peter -

that is the way that I feel about my dad and Lauren.

Me and you, we're the same.

And you're sure it's mine?

Of course.

So why wouldn't she tell me?

SHE SIGHS

I don't know, maybe she thought you'd pressure her to keep it.

She did talk about her new job...

HE SIGHS ..how much she was loving it.

I am really sorry, Steven. I know how much you wanted this.

HE SIGHS, PHONE RINGS

Oh...

Look, please don't confront her. I shouldn't have said anything.

HE SIGHS

What?

Well, what are you going to do?

Steven?

JACK CHUCKLES

You all right?

We're going to go back to Jack's.

Play a few games, have a bit of dinner.

You coming?

Um... Well, Steven ain't answering his phone,

so I'd better wait for him here. And Abi.

Would you be able to, erm... bring Louie back with you?

Yeah, course.

Yeah.

Thanks, Lauren.

Thanks for bringing my boy home.

Like I said, that weren't me. It was all Uncle Jack.

He said, you know, losing Matthew really brought it home to him,

how much you must be hurting.

All right?

Here you go, mate. Grab that.

Go on, then, go round there.

SHE SNIFFS

Bex?

Any chance you could come back to ours? Louise is in a bad way.

I've been trying her all weekend. What have the police said?

It's a lie. Nothing happened, apparently,

only Louise is having a hard time believing that.

-I'll go over there now.

-Cheers, darling.

Oh...

-I told everyone about the baby.

-You did?

-Yeah.

-Well, that's great!

THEY CHUCKLE

-MESSAGE TONE

-Oh, hello.

Do you know what? I swear she's psychic.

All I've got is two words: "Slimline tonic."

Ha-ha! It IS Slimline. So there.

Oh...

I forgot to order Slimline.

Oh, don't feel guilty, Ian.

Look, if you ask me, Jane should take her boot off your neck.

Where have you been?

Home. Is that OK with you?

Erm...a large vodka tonic, please.

Erm...sorry.

Look, there's nothing wrong with the odd treat now and again.

And I've made lasagne for tonight.

Have it before she gets back from the flower market.

She'll never know.

-Abs.

-Thank you.

Were you with Steven just now?

Steven?

No. Why?

What you looking at me like that for?

SHE SCOFFS

You just seem edgy.

No, I just want to see Oscar, that's all.

Are we going to Uncle Jack's, or what?

MESSAGE TONE

LAUREN SIGHS

That Steven?

Yeah.

HE SIGHS

HE SOBS

Could be hours.

I'll wait.

It speaks volumes, doesn't it?

No idea where he is, what he's up to.

It's almost like you don't give a monkey's.

I'm a good mum. Love my kids.

It ain't about how much you love 'em.

It's about discipline.

Saying no when you need to, setting a good example.

That's what you do, is it?

With my son, yes, I try.

Keegan knows he's done wrong.

Made sure of that.

So where is he now?

Off terrorising some other poor girl?

Didn't terrorise anyone.

Told a stupid lie. Let's not make this bigger than it is.

My stepdaughter had to go through an intimate physical examination.

She's 15 years old.

And if she hadn't been blind drunk,

she'd have known there was nothing to it.

Oh, so having her drink spiked's her fault?

But why should I expect anything else from someone like you?

No wonder your kid thinks it's all right to joke

about having sex with an underage girl.

IF he was joking.

What do you mean by that?

He knew about a birthmark he shouldn't have known about.

So I have got a scared kid back home

who's still worried she was assaulted.

Now, she needs answers, and I intend to get them.

So how did he know?

You're not sure, are you?

You think he could have done this.

So, go on, then, Mum.

Answer her.

Here. You heard about Martin and Stacey?

They're having a baby! It's lovely. It's their first baby together.

Completes the family.

Yeah, I'm really happy for them.

What's wrong with him?

I've been worried about you. Why haven't you been...

..answering my calls?

You OK?

Babe, what's... What's happened?

Steven?

It's nothing.

HE SNIFFS

It's nothing. I'm just not feeling well, that's all.

You don't look too good.

Poor baby.

Tell you what, why don't you just take yourself home,

and I'll come and look after you?

Once I've said goodbye to Oscar, yeah?

OK.

Then I'm all yours.

Just tell me how you knew about that mark.

Knew what? I said all I needed to at the station.

-I don't have to tell you jack.

-Yeah...

-Well, don't say I haven't warned you.

-Don't you threaten my boy.

You think I'm just going to accept this?

Now, if you won't tell me, then tell the police.

-They've closed it down.

-Then they'll open it up again!

How did you know?

I want to defend you, but I need to know the truth.

How did you know?!

-Oh, look at the state of him!

-Aw, he's happy.

-I'm made up for you both, I really am.

-Aww.

-What about you?

-Me?

Yeah - little birdie tells me you've decided to jump off the shelf.

-Oh...

-Sharon told me you met someone on the Tube.

Tom? Well, he's nice. He's...

nothing special, he's just an ordinary bloke.

Well, what you waiting for? Ordinary blokes are the best.

Ain't that right, Martin?

-Huh? What?

-LAUGHTER

Oh what, are we... Are we off? Right, come on, then. Lil!

No, I'm taking the kids home.

You stay here, cos it might be your very last session

-in a very long time.

-Whoa!

She's right. Gather your rosebuds, and all that, eh?

Yeah, can't say I miss those times. Oh man. Listen, lack of sleep...

-Yeah. PATRICK:

-And the nappies!

-You telling me you changed nappies?

-Oh, yeah, yeah, once or twice.

-Nah!

-But I'd like to see you deal with them old-fashioned nappies,

with safety pin!

THEY LAUGH

-MARTIN:

-No, no, you're right - it will be hard.

But I would not change it for the whole world.

PATRICK CHUCKLES

Steven!

Steven, hold up, hold up.

Are you OK?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, Dad.

Well, look... I thought I upset you earlier, and...

that present you gave me.

Oh, no, don't worry about it. It's fine.

And... And then putting that old boy straight

about you being Louie's dad, I mean...

As if the truth mattered more than how you were feeling, I mean...

Look, I could see it upset you, all right?

And I should have just turned around to him and said you were my son.

Well, you are.

Just not as much as the other two.

Oh, no, come on. That's not true, all right?

And I'll tell you what, if that is how you are feeling,

then I haven't done my job properly, all right?

So from now on, I am going to try and be a better dad.

Hey, hey!

I didn't mean to upset you.

STEVEN SNIFFS

It's not you. It's just...

..the way you talk about being a dad...

..it's all I want.

STEVEN SIGHS

And now I don't think I ever will be.

Hey, come here.

STEVEN SOBS

Right, I've called the police,

and they're happy to talk to you again,

listen to your concerns about your birthmark.

No.

-I can go with you if you like.

-No.

But he won't talk to me, darlin'.

-He'll have to talk to the police.

-It won't do any good.

They'll just ask more questions.

"Have you put any photos on the internet?"

"Could he have seen you in a swimsuit?"

And I know I haven't...

but they won't believe me.

KNOCK AT DOOR

-Hang on.

-DOORBELL RINGS

How am I meant to live with not knowing?

FRONT DOOR CLOSES

-What do you want?

-KAREN:

-Keegan's outside.

He's got something he wants to say.

Well, he ain't coming in. Louise is through there.

Let him in.

I want to hear what he's got to say.

We talked about kids.

She's not ready.

She say why?

Er...yeah. Job, erm...

Louie being so young.

Well, it's understandable.

Erm...

Did she give you some hope, you know, one day?

-WHISPERS:

-Yeah.

You're just kids yourself. You've got plenty of time.

When I was with your mum, I was...

crazy about her. I mean, it was a...

An obsession, really.

And I guess the way that I felt...

it came across to her as overbearing.

I didn't give her the space that she needed, and...

I don't know, maybe she felt trapped.

I'm not trapping her.

No, I'm not saying that you are, OK?

But when you want something as badly as you do, right,

there's a danger that that's all that matters.

You love Lauren, yeah?

-Yeah.

-Right, then THAT is the thing that counts.

You love her, she loves you.

Kids?

Just a matter of time.

What I said about the mark she's got...

"She"?

Louise is sitting right there.

Erm...

-Well, I knew, cos somebody else told me.

-Who?

I want a name.

Your son.

Denny?

I wasn't ill.

Just...

..confused.

It's Father's Day, innit?

It just messes with my head. Makes me go a bit crazy.

Feeling insecure about dads, and...

Louie, and...

Well, you don't have to be insecure about Louie.

Well, what about you?

What?

No, I mean it, Lauren.

You're the best thing in my life.

I... I need to know.

Do you see us together?

Long-term, like for good, I mean.

I know that you're feeling insecure, and...

-I totally get that.

-It's fine.

Just forget I said anything. I'm just being weird, that's all.

I do...

I mean, I... I can see us together.

I can, Steven.

Really?

Good, cos...

Because I love you.

I love you, and I love Louie,

and I will do everything I can to make you both happy.

Every single day.

That is all I want.

That's all I want, too.

Erm... Mum made lasagne.

I can see that.

Looks nice, Kathy.

Thanks.

No, no - don't let me stop you.

Er... Actually, I'm...

I'm full.

It's just lasagne.

You know, home-made, nothing bad.

It's not about the food. It's about the message you're giving him.

What, that he won't drop dead

if he eats something he likes now and again?

-DOOR SLAMS

-Encouraging him to think of food as a treat.

Oh, so it's all my fault?

No, I'm not blaming you.

I mean, he's made changes, but...

If he goes back to his old ways, he stands to lose his sight,

a leg, maybe worse...

..so I am asking you to help me help him.

And what if I think your ways are too restrictive?

Er...

It's my house.

My rules.

What? If I don't toe the line, what you going to do? Chuck me out?

KATHY SIGHS

Now get upstairs.

I'll deal with you later.

He admit it?

Louise, I'm so sorry.

He was trying to impress the older boys.

Seems like I ain't the only bad parent in the room.

-Don't you dare put us on the same level.

-KAREN SCOFFS

Denny is a ten-year-old boy.

He made a mistake, but him?! He should know better.

-Lying about sleeping with someone? That is disgusting!

-Oi!

Totally disgusting! And that is down to you, and the way you raised him!

-Yeah?!

-Oh, just be quiet!

I want to know why.

Why did you do it?

There's been times this weekend...

..I didn't know how I was going to carry on

from one minute to the next.

And that's down to you...

..and what you made me think.

And you can't even look at me.

Why did you want to hurt me like that?

I'm sorry.

MAX: Right, you ready? Here we go. Eyes down. Last card.

All in.

Ooh!

Look at that face! What did I tell you, eh?

Look, don't matter what that card is, don't smile, all right?

-Stop smiling!

-Maybe I'm just happy.

-Well, you've got to cover it up, ain't you?

-Exactly, all right?

Don't matter what that card is, your face has got to stay the same.

But isn't that lying?

-LAUREN CHUCKLES

-Aw! Mum's going to love this.

"Dad taught me how to lie."

Shut up. I'm not a grass.

Yeah, I don't think it is lying.

It's just, you know, withholding information.

What if I've just got a bad card and I'm bluffing?

-ALL:

-Ooh!

-LAUREN:

-Fair enough!

All right, I fold.

THEY LAUGH

It's all yours.

-Eh, looks like we've got another poker player in the family!

-Yeah.

There you go. Well done.

Right, what's that? Me, small blind.

Go on, Abi, you're big blind.

Abs! Wake up, come on. You're away with the fairies.

-Big blind, please.

-Louie's probably going to need his nappy changed.

-I might go and get his stuff. Back in a minute.

-No, no. He's all right.

I'll go. Oscar's going to be leaving soon, so, you know, you stay here.

Here we go.

See?

See, your sister over there...

She's not very good at poker cos she can't keep her emotions hidden.

Why are you always having a dig?

I ain't having a dig, just having a laugh.

Right, here we go. Eyes down.

-He was only joking.

-Come on, Abs. Abs!

DOOR SLAMS Got an ace there.

Oh, well, it's her loss. Right, whose go is it?

What are you playing at?

I am a nervous wreck in there. I keep expecting you to tell her.

Are you doing this to punish me?

Don't flatter yourself.

Oh, then please, Steven, just tell me what you're going to do.

I'm going to forget you ever told me, right?

And you're going to do the same.

-What, so you're OK with what she did?

-Course I'm not!

But I am going to try and forgive her.

Because if I say anything, it'll put a crack in our relationship,

and that'll just get wider and wider.

But then you knew that, didn't you?

-No! I wanted you to know the truth.

-Yeah?

Then why didn't you call me from the abortion clinic?

Cos you were fine with it then, Abi!

This isn't about helping me. It's just about hurting Lauren.

So she kills your baby, and you do nothing about it?

You are so weak.

Yeah?

Well, tonight, when you're alone, I'll be with her.

And when I think about what she did...

..it'll hurt...

but every day, it'll hurt a little bit less, and a little bit less,

until one day, it won't hurt any more...

..cos she'll be ready.

And then we'll have a baby.

Do you really think that?

Yeah, I do.

And I'm going to wait for her.

Because I love her.

What are the chances anyone's ever going to do the same for you?

Rang your doorbell, and the lady who answered it

said you were probably in the pub.

Only you're not.

Just go get back in your car, and...

SHE SIGHS

..I'll be there in a minute.

KNOCK AT DOOR

You all right?

Abs?

DOOR SLAMS

What you told that boy - that was private,

and he used what you told him to hurt Louise.

You know, I raised you to be better than this.

I was just trying to get in with them.

But you don't want to get in with them kind of boys, Denny.

I know, and I'm sorry, Mum.

I know you are.

And I know you're a good boy.

But some kids ain't.

They don't understand the difference between right and wrong.

It's not even their fault.

It's the way they've been brought up.

Now, you promise me you'll stay away from kids like Keegan in the future.

Good boy. Come here.

You OK?

Why have you been texting me all day?

Oh, so you HAVE been getting them.

Yeah, course I've been getting them.

When you don't answer, what am I supposed to think?

It is a weekend.

What, so I can't contact you at weekends?

I thought we were friends.

And, you see, this, right, this... This doesn't feel too friendly.

In fact, I feel like you're angry with me.

I thought I'd better clear the air.

So, you want to tell me why you're angry?

I'm not angry with you.

Look, I, erm...

I'm meant to be with my family, so...

Look, this is about Imogen.

You're angry because I didn't tell you, and I understand that...

..but I'd like the chance to explain.

Hiya. Did, er... Lauren's boss find her?

Her boss?

Yeah - he called round about ten minutes ago.

Go on - I'll take care of Louie.

OK, thanks, Gran.

Hello!

Imogen's dad runs a building firm.

Our families are close - I've known her all my life.

A couple of years back, she broke up with a boyfriend.

My dad suggested I take her out, cheer her up.

One thing led to another, we started dating,

the families got excited, and...

..that was that.

So, you're telling me that you got engaged to keep your family happy?

My dad's the kind of man you want to please.

I got carried away. It was a mistake.

Well...

That still doesn't explain why you never speak about her.

Cos she's not a part of my life right now.

She's been away six months travelling round Asia.

You can see how it looks like you're hiding something, right?

I mean...

all that time we've spent together, and you haven't brought her up once.

Because I don't think about her.

We both knew it was over when she went away.

It's just...easier to pretend that it wasn't.

Anyway, you weren't exactly gushing about your private life.

I don't remember you saying one word about having a boyfriend or a kid.

Well...

I wasn't aware that I needed to declare it to a work colleague.

And yes, I do realise that is a contradiction.

Woman's prerogative.

I think we're both a little less open than we could have been,

don't you?

Listen, you've got to remember...

you're a Gooner, all right?

Yeah? You were born a Gooner, you were raised a Gooner,

so I don't mind you going to Exeter...

..but do not forget you're Arsenal, OK?

Right, we should probably think about making a move.

When can I see you again?

Erm...I don't know, mate. I'll speak to your mum, yeah?

See what we can sort out.

That's a good boy.

Go on, give us a smile - I've forgotten what it looks like.

SHE SIGHS

You know, when people make up, they usually have a hug.

Er... Yeah, well, we aren't making up.

We are just two colleagues ironing out our professional differences.

See you tomorrow.

Hey, Josh!

You all right, Steven?

Yeah! Nice car, mate.

Er...I was just on the way to you, and then Josh pulled up, so...

-Right.

-Yeah, flying off to a conference tomorrow.

I forgot to give Lauren some documents.

Something wrong with e-mail?

Hard copy. I need 'em typing up.

-Right.

-Look, I know it's the weekend.

I'm sorry - I won't make a habit of it.

-There you go.

-Thank you.

I've, er...left Louie with Gran, babe. But, erm...

your brother will be going soon, if you want to...

Yeah, I know. I... I should go. Erm...

Well, I'll see you when you get back.

-You coming?

-Yeah, I...

I couldn't just have a quick look round your motor, could I?

-Yeah, course.

-It's... I'm just thinking about getting one.

You know, be nice to take the family out of London at the weekends,

wouldn't it, babe?

Er...

Yeah, lovely.

-Well, I'll see you in a minute, yeah?

-Yeah, yeah.

Ah...

Yeah, I mean you must think I'm really stupid.

I know what you're doing here.

Isn't that cos I told you?

STEVEN CHUCKLES

I mean, Lauren's... She's too nice...

You know, to see what you're up to, but...

Well, I'm not nice.

And I see you, mate.

I see you very clearly.

Abi's getting Oscar in the car. Are you coming out?

No.

No - I've said goodbye - I don't want to upset him any more.

-Yeah, but...

-We've said goodbye.

You're probably right.

Waving goodbye to Matthew - not sure it helped anyone.

Look, I'll pick the kids up from Honey's,

I'll wait here till you get back, yeah?

Thanks, Jack, for...

Well, for sorting out today.

It's the least I could do.

Look, I know we've had our ups and downs...

..but if there's anything good to come out of what happened to Ron...

it's you and me.

You're a good man, Max.

Right, we're off.

Everything OK?

Yeah! He's a... He's a really nice bloke, you know?

Yeah.

-Well, come and say bye to Oscar.

-OK.

That's right - you just keep pretending like everything's fine.

If you say or do anything to damage me and Lauren, I promise you, Abi...

..you will regret it.

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